Tools for the beginner for £500

[@trevormansfield6740]

Couldn’t fix a fucking ham sandwich…….. another legendary quote from your good self 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍

[@royster211085]

When I started as a gas apprentice, the guys I worked with put all their old tools together in a box as a welcome. They served me well for years! Never forget that. Favourite song - seasaw by the xx

[@GARDENER42]

What a thoroughly decent gesture by them.

[@LordMuck]

Decent folk back then and still a few around today.

[@ianphillips2498]

When I was an apprentice,the Foreman gave me a lecture on buying tools, dont buy anything you can’t afford to buy outright, don’t buy anything you aren’t prepared to lose as over time you will lose more than you will ever break and your expensive lifetime warranty is worthless then, don’t buy anything you aren’t prepared to modify to get a job done, and I won’t say what he threatened to do to me if he caught me anywhere near a Snap-on van or buying tools on credit !

[@jimmeroniuk8266]

That man gave you great life advice

[@spiket4]

As a field service engineer working on Diesel generators. Over the years I have learnt that you do break or lose tools on site. That's why I now use Halfords advanced tools that only cost a few £££ if lost. And another thing an old guy told me as an apprentice. The box you keep your tools in doesn't make you an engineer.

[@tinytonymaloney7832]

I have to say I do agree with you there completely. What I hate more bi's if you lose a spanner or socket from a set and you cannot buy just that one replacement part to restore the set. As you get older you tend to leave the odd driver on site, bleeding annoying. Senilism 😂😂

[@deezelfairy]

Yeah, Im a mobile forklift engineer and things tend to get lost before broken, stolen occasionally too (backwards and forward to the van ect). Once had a 22, 24 & 30mm halfords pro spanner knicked in a builders merchant when going back to my van that was 20 feet away - I was pissed off for a day. If they were Snap-on I'd be crying for a week

[@Jimbo2922]

Ha ha you can say that again currently our joint tool box consists of a tub for stuff like pliersetc two cheap Aldi kits and the rest is in an empty tin of biscuits my next project I'm thinking is a solo one of restoring an old digger to clean out besides the old garage at mine then put in a shed of some sort and find an old tractor or car to try and restore it

[@fenlandrob6203]

Brilliant video Mucker just watched it with my 16 year old Son who’s starting college doing a agricultural course. I told him to listen to you and everything you said is true!! Fenland Rob

[@andybowyer3602]

My lads just got an apprenticeship an he's all goin all goofy over tools thinking he needs a fcukin 10k snap off tool chest lol. He will be watching this video tomorrow mark my words! Wise words here from the Lord!! Hope your lad does well😉👌

[@stevec9653]

Having had my van & tools nicked twice in 40 years as a mechanic it's the tools I'd made for specific jobs that I really missed

[@martinhopkins4421]

Great video, I've been tinkering with stuff most of my life. Coming from a farming background and now being a plant operator/fitterI've never paid too much for tools as they often get lost/misplaced or occasionaly abused.The Halfords advanced sockets do put up with a lot, not managed to break a rachet in over 25 years( they even better when they on sale) Def leppard "pour some sugar on me" always does it for me

[@gilbert7794]

I love car boots for the old tools that where built to last and still to this day do a great job.

[@patrickcampbell7307]

Wise words that all beginners should listen to. Not alone is it cheaper to buy second hand but the tools from 15-20 years ago are far better quality than the shite they are selling today and that includes snapon.

[@shaunqueale282]

This should be compulsory viewing for every apprentice. Started my apprenticeship in 88, with a new, but empty "Stanley" 9 draw top box. Funnily, contains only 2 tools are Snap-off, the rest are the good, the bad and the ugly. Each tool is worth a hell of a lot more than what I paid at the time. I'm still adding to it!!!

[@EricWillis77]

Wise advice. You are right no need for super expensive tools to fix stuff. 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸🇳🇿🇦🇺

[@SabretoothBarnacle]

I'm using quite a lot of my grandpa's tools from the 40s and 50s. I mixed these with a lot of Halfords Professional tools and other 2nd hand bits. The only other thing I would add is get a proper decent BS marked safety glasses...

[@donc81]

Everything you’ve said is spot on. I’ve been a diesel mechanic for the last 20 years and I was fortunate enough to not fall into the trap of buying a new toolbox from the big high dollar manufacturers. I know the pressures of wanting nice tools especially when starting at a new shop. Sometimes you almost have to buy the expensive tools because the shop requires you to have certain items but if your able to resist and be frugal I promise it will be worth the wait

[@LordMuck]

That's so true Don.

[@tonyr1963]

Good advice. When I started mechanicing in 1980 the only two common brands to give a lifetime guarantee were Snap On and Britool. I almost fell into the “on the drip” trap when I bought a half inch drive Britool socket set. The car salesman at the garage saw the new set and asked how much it cost. When I told him he flipped. Called the “van man” a robbing B’stard and told me not to use it as it was going back the following week when the van came back. He took me down to the local auto shop and we bought a Draper set for about a third of the price. I’ve still got that set and I’ve only broken one socket in the forty years I’ve had it. Although I was only in the motor trade as a mechanic until 1990 I still do all of my own repairs as well as fixing my kids cars now. I have exactly that Snap On tool chest but I bought Clarke roll cabinet and mid cabinet to put it on. Decent stuff at a fraction of SnapOn prices. I do think the quality difference between top brands and cheaper stuff has narrowed immensely in the forty years I’ve been buying tools. Back in those days cheap stuff like Hilka and Kamasa were rubbish. The steel wasn’t anywhere near as strong as top brands and the fit of spanner’s and sockets was terrible. I buy a lot of Clarke sets now if I need new tools. Decent quality at a decent price. And I think if you buy the Pro range you get a lifetime guarantee too. My favourite song 🤔 If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot.

[@Equiluxe1]

Back in the mid 1970's I purchased a Japanese made ETC brand socket set and some polish ring and open end spanners, I still have them and use them, Have not lost any of them as I always place them back in the box as soon as I have used them never put any tool down thinking I will need that in a minute as that is how they get lost. I have broken one socket (21mm) and that was because I had a putlock on the tee bar undoing a lorrys wheel nut. I had to buy cheap back then as I was on £15 a week.

[@tommyhanlon8012]

One of your best vids & Great advice. The very nice rep kept trying to tempt me every workshop he seen me in when I was young & foolish. Eventually I told him one day in front of the owner, " listen Greg, on the money I'm being paid, I can't afford Snap-On tools, I can only afford 'Snap-Out-Of-It' tools" .. ... Both him & my then boss broke their Bollix laughing.

[@karlsimms7243]

Another great video. My go to spanner for hydraulic fittings is a 22mm Kamasa!!! Nothing special but it served me well as l was given the set when l was 15!!! 30yrs old and still going strong. 👌👌👌

[@frederikspannerolesen9514]

17 year old. I buy mostly bahco stuff and started doing it about 5 years ago. I think they’re great value for money and great quality. Started of with some old tools I got for free and I am now slowly replacing them with new bahco ones. Did a jd 2120 engine and learned what I needed as I progressed through the project. Great video!

[@hammer1212]

53 year old, and I buy mainly Bahco tools also. value for money is there.

[@iainbrims3776]

Worked on fishing boat repairs for a while, never forget pulling a bucket of spanner’s up onto the pier rope broke whole lot in the bottom of the harbour, best advert for buying cheap tools!

[@garyprovini3370]

Good tools help but the man behind the tools is what makes everything work

[@davesanford4798]

I know when I started out in the 90's. I got a bunch of snap on and other high end tools and a snap on box. Happiest day was when that damn snap on bill was paid off. If I had to do it again knowing what I know now. I would have only gotten only a few snap on things and the rest habor freight. U definitely don't need snap on to get the job done. Awesome video as always Mucker keep them coming👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bmacd2112]

Very good advice! I've seen a lot of young fellas fall into the "tool truck trap". They can keep you poor until you die and you still won't have every tool they offer.

[@russdavis1960]

Tools don't make a mechanic any better... it's experience.

[@CPthetooladdict]

Very well explained much better then anyone I have ever heard!!

[@LordMuck]

Now show us how it should be done 😂

[@ryanj9859]

Get yourself a halfords trade card and get most things out of there lifetime warranty and quite good quality for the price especially if your starting out int he trade

[@megedwards313]

I have lots of Sealy ,draper sets that I brought years ago and still going strong , I love Mac tools but that's my preference xx

[@richwells9220]

Superb vid Mucker. Always good to hear from somebody who knows what they're talking about. Brilliant 👏

[@stevenroberts7627]

Spot on comments, bought a Teng box and kit as I started 20ish years ago and most of it is still going.

[@MagnumCamNZ]

Marty Mone, Hit the diff! Toolbox building was 1 of the few things my drop kick old man taught me and to this day the only major brand kit I have is a powerbuilt 9 draw box brand new as cheap 1 fell to bits after 5yrs in the elements on back of my ute and a stanley 3/8th drive socket set. All the rest is life time warranty trade quality gear from the auto parts shop's that generally alot cheaper then snap-on etc and does the trick perfectly and wallet don't cry as much if lose 1 in a field or have to modify for a job with grinder or mig welder lol. Great video mucka! Cheers n beer's from New Zealand 👍👍🍻🍻🔧🚜🇳🇿

[@johnharris1636]

Sultans of Swing. My folks gave me a small box of Craftsman tools when I was in my teens. I supplemented them with a lot of road finds. A few years back I bought some Cobalt tools from Lowe’s ‘cause I wanted something more shiny. There were the odd tools that employers were getting rig of so I do have some Snap On but the Craftsman’s have served me really well!

[@MrJamestoon]

Still got the same socket set I got from Lidl for £30 at the start of my apprenticeship 10 years ago and it’s still the one I use now.

[@beakittelscherz5419]

My first Tools I got from german "Craigslist" (Kleinanzeigen) and the good thing about that is: Buy old stuff from wellnamed and good Branches for low budget and clean them up/ repair if necessary. Scrapyard finds provided me and my Garden with endless tools that are practicly cost a fraction there compaired with new stuff and it is like a scavenger hunt and much fun to renew them. If you can weld, have a hammer and a hex saw you can make all kinds of tools work again! I had a piece of railroad as an anville for a long time, and still wish I hadnt give it away. There is also a second aspect to that: You need old stuff that you can cut and weld to make special tools that you need or want. Find a good scrapyard and keep coming back!

[@Mr.M1STER]

The halfords advanced stuff is good quality and really affordable. Especially if you buy the sets during sales and it is very easy to get a trade card too which knocks another few quid off. The lifetime warranty on it speaks for itself too.

[@deadtruckressurection8454]

This video has some of the best advice on the subject I have seen and is very well put. 40 years ago my parents started me off with a set of no name India made wrenches and an inexpensive set of sockets and ratchets. Being a boy with his first car I used them often. As I grew older and wanted more and better tools I bought used tools that were as good as new at a fraction of the price. I'm just a home mechanic with no Snap On or Mac tools, but my old S-K, Craftsman, and Proto tools have served me well for years and didn't break the home budget.

[@mikejh321]

When I started off in 1974 I bought heyco and elora tools and still use them today I’ve added over the years using lifetime Halfords advance and seally never liked snap on it’s just expensive bling that don’t do anything different to more cheaper quality brands as for the song that’ll be what a wonderful world as was my dads fave and always reminds me of him 👍🏼👍🏼

[@heavymachinery2843]

I only use german or austrian made tools like gedore hazet knipex stahlwille and more

[@paralogregt]

Still have a couple of spanners, i borrowed from the army 40 years ago.

[@lennycann3334]

Great video mate! Im 15 and wanting to be a marine engineer when im older. Ive been going to work with my dad (whos a digger driver) since i was little and ive been fiddling in the garage (tractors, engines, metal work, making things etc...) also since i was little. Over the last year or two ive started taking in old broken outboard engines, getting them running properly and selling them for a little profit. A few years ago my dad gave me my first tool box with a few of his spare tools (screw drivers, sockets, allen keys, my trusty old snap on quater inch socket etc...). Over the last year ive been asking around on local facebook groups if anyone had any broken outboards which i could have and try and get going, one that lady got in touch said that she had an outboard, a couple of tool box's and some tools which i could have. There was a snap on style top box, a stanley style plastic roller tool chest and a couple of crates all full of bits and bobs. There was a bit of crap, some things which arent that useful to me, some broken things and it needed a good sort out but there was lots of useful things which are perfect for getting a first tool kit together. Ive now got the snap on box as my main tool box which sits on a trolley which i made to carry it and to carry some bulkier tools on a tray. The stanley box is in the garage with any spare tools or things i dont need in it. Ive had to buy and ive been given a few bits (some more specialist) but overall a perfect starter kit which im very thankful to everyone who has helped me get and which im sure will serve me well. If you are interested in checking out my channel please do (if you really like it a subscribe is really appretiated 😉🙂). Once again, great vid 👍👍 also my favourite song has to be the get yer ya yas out version of midnight rambler by the rolling stones.

[@LordMuck]

Spot on 👌🏼

[@lennycann3334]

@@LordMuck cheers 👍🏻

[@andybowyer3602]

Halfords advance range is actually quite good infact it's very good, lifetime guarantee! Our kid has it if he breaks tools (he always does 🤣) he walks in our local branch of halfords and the swap the tool like for like without asking a single question as to how it has broken the just grab the tool off of the rack and exchange it! Proper good that!!😉👍

[@mambofred7625]

I absolutely love my Halfords professional gear, my boxes are 60% Halfords, 15% snap-on, some britool, some missalanious, I've my gear on all kinds. Landrovers, transits, mitsubishi etc. But I'm a joiner. But my sets last 20 years and going well. I always give the same advice to apprentices, although our stuff is makita, dewalt, festool etc. Same principle though. I always tell them, better to do the job with a £1 tool than not be able to do the job at all. Your time will come.

[@andrewwardle2742]

Your timing was perfect with this video I've just sorted someone out with a starting set up this afternoon he's 17 and just starting his second year at college

[@TheGingerGenius78]

Fantastic video, totally agree when I started out at college and industry at 17-18 I was extremely lucky my father took me to the local Lucas branch and let me select a basic set of tools they were mostly Draper expert back in 1995-1996 and I still have a lot of them now, they did exactly what they should do! Later on I was lucky enough to start building up a good selection of Snap On tools and cabinet and roll chest but I was able to buy a trade in 26” roll cab and box from the van for £600 and then a few years later swapped it for my 42” roll cab and box for similar money ! I still have that box and a large amount of snap on gear but I’m actually choosey about what I buy as quite a bit of there gear is just branded tools you can buy exactly the same but cheeper else where ! The thing I tell new people too tools is similar to your advice. The benefit to me for the Snap On tools I have is I will buy something I use day in day out and likely to wear out or get damaged in the line of duty and the fact I can get it changed on the van easily etc but I will still go to my local engineering factors for tools. Love my collection of Bacho adjustables and all but one I have picked up cheep from eBay and such ! I do hope the new people into the industry can take the advice and help themselves to build quality kits for sensible money! Keep up the good work !

[@gc19901]

angels & airwaves the adventure . that song still makes you feel amazing 15 years later

[@GarethPierce69]

Great advice. I’m just a hobby spannerer and still building up my collection. Only get the ‘expensive’ stuff when it’s cheap! LOVE a bargain. Got my t-shirt! Happy supporter.

[@turnerscorner9516]

What a fantastic video. My young lad has just started and he’s boss has said the exact same as your good self. Thanks for your honesty much appreciated.

[@orange5fox]

Some good advice there, pretty much mirrored by my own experience. Buy good quality without spending ridiculous amounts, only buy what you need, and only replace things if they turn out to be shite. I'm in the cycle industry at the moment, and it's an odd one compared to everywhere else, most mechanics think it's a bit weird to have your own tools, and expect everything to be supplied by the employer.

[@theforestfieldserviceengineer]

I’ve been in the game 6+ years as a mechanic and now diesel Mechanic, I started off with a small counterlever toolbox and some cheap second hands tools from my parents shed! I’m 28 now, this year I spent £600 on a secondhand Snapon 40” roll cab! £2K brand new! I’m well happy!! I tell our apprentice to not burn a hole in his pocket! 🔧

[@VincesEngines]

Good advice, I remember when I started off most of the mechanics I worked with just had a cantilever tool box and some of them full of mostly nuts and bolts and still managed to get the job done mostly from borrowing tools off us apprentices but I know modern vehicles have a lot of different fasteners.

[@andrewclarvis8976]

I had mostly britool when I was in the plant/hgv fitting trade 30 years ago and still have them, restoring small plant and thwaites dumpers they are still getting used! Great video again mucker, and good advice

[@dingodoctor7373]

Great advice Lord Muck. I started work 54 years ago as an apprentice agricultural engineer, moved on to heavy trucks, construction plant and rough terrain vehicles. Still have nearly all my tools that I started with and added as needed, no Snap-on, most spanners are Bedford, Britool and King Dick. Still working and using every day. First tool box was an old army ammo box. I initially bought Whitworth and A/F, still use the Whitworths practically every day. Favourite song, The Wanderer by Status Quo

[@davidpinnix7446]

New sub. Damn good advice .I've been in the diesel fuel injection world for 43 years, and that was the best piece of advice. Don't work for your tools. Let them work for you. Thanks for the video

[@LordMuck]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@rebelyank6361]

Excellent video and the same advice I gave to the 2 young guys that work with me. I grew up on a small farm and got into auto mechanics almost 40years ago. When I entered tech school I bought a basic tiny Snap On bottom box with a few tools because they had a 50% off deal but after that I hunted deals and made swaps for years. It wasn't until about a dozen years ago I got the big Snap On box and only then because the dealer had a nice, nearly new $11,000 triple black reposession that I paid $3,500 for.

[@steamfan7147]

All good points, don't fall for the advertising hype and don't do things, anything, impulsively. Where I live Pawn shops usually have bins full of random sockets for $.50-2.00 each depending on size. Ratchets for $3-5 etc, etc. A person with a half hour to kill can usually walk out with a full kit and the drawer box to put it in for $100 and still have change enough for a decent lunch. Also Farm and Heavy equipment auctions. I have bought a lot of good tools out of the "smalls" row for cheap. The "smalls" row are the lots that are a pile or pallet of random tools and junk. They don't earn much for the auctioneer, so they typically run through them quick to get the the big ticket items. Best deal I got so far was a $20 pallet of junk that had a nearly new 3/4" drive Williams complete socket set in the bottom.

[@adamstube3633]

Good video, it takes someone with your level of experience, skill and confidence to be able to say this

[@Coastriderscotland]

True words, no need to sign your hard earned wage away to the Reps, shop around and in time you can build a good tool box collection, I shared your film to friends on FB who will appreciate your advice 👍

[@autobodytechdave3338]

Agree 100%,been in the collision industry for over 40yrs started with a craftsman set and tool box, traded up over time ,it adds up ,by the way I'm across the pond ,mostly snap-on, I still use craftsman, Mac,cornwell , I bought what I needed at the time

[@bobpaterson1845]

Great advice Kurt 👍 I've never bought cheap due to the fact am allergic to pain 🙄☹️ I have a draper socket set I bought more than 40 yrs ago still going strong 💪 and I do have a snap on box which I bought second hand for £100 still goin strong 👍👍

[@mg_breaker9361]

As an apprentice I bought quite a bit of silverline which a lot of people turn their noses up to but I gave some of that stuff a hell of a beating and it lasted well. My current job is working on trains and theirs a strict rule we can’t use our own tools so they supplied our individual tooling, too my surprise when I started this was a fully stocked snap on roll cab which I backed up with a variety of facom and britool from a few blokes that were retiring. The company recently moved away from individual tooling to a central tool box for everyone to save money. Believe it or not we were allowed to take all our old tools home, worked out I had around £30k worth for free!

[@ashtreecare]

Absolutely brilliant video that's exactly how I started Halfords tools second hand tools repairing machines buying and selling them. Then I got lucky my uncle who was an lorry mechanic decided he was going to become a driver and sold me his whole snap on tool kit box and tools £100 I gave for it would be looking at £10000 plus now new. My brother has just started an car mechanic apprenticeship. I told him to stay out the tool vans for abit. I pasted my halford tools down to him and he's now doing the same buying stuff as when it's available it's the way to go. Excellent advice 👍. My favourite song is roll over lay down by status quo 👍

[@Tuscaforge]

Been a Aviation tech for 38 years and seen a lot of mechanics with high dollar tools that couldn't wrench themselves out of a paper bag. Don't get me wrong I buy good tools, but like you I don't pay full price. Lots of bargains out there. You just need to be patient.

[@norman32949]

Excellent vid as always Mucker and after nearly 45 years in construction/engineering I still take the advice of 'buy it as you require it'. Now as for a favourite tune here's one you may remember if you ever listened to Radio Luxembourg in the 70's/80's its "Maybe the Morning" by Sunny Leslie - which was the tune that was played at the end of the nights broadcasting - strange but hey it evokes good times.

[@jackhume4532]

Good afternoon your lordship, just to say thank you very much for my t-shirt,stickers and key ring of which arrived just a few moments ago and I would also like to say that by myself buying this t-shirt and the bits and pieces is going to help get the yellow leyland tractor 🚜 that you are doing up for that wonderful retirement home for working collie dogs 🐕 gives me an overwhelming sense of happiness and that just brings tears to this silly old sods eyes and until next time TaRa for a bit.

[@LordMuck]

Jack, your support for the channel and the dogs is very much appreciated 👍

[@johndalton552]

I Started out in 2002 in school with a 100 dollar Stanley tool set, and box. I just kept adding to it when I found good deals on tools, and a good buy on a big used rat fink edition Matco tool box.

[@troydunn6005]

All great points, Lord Muck. Another consideration: The more money you save, the more you can spend on Cosby in a Can :)

[@LordMuck]

1 Snap On 17mm spanner = a fucking crate of Cosby 😎👌🏼

[@petefisk]

Wise words Mucker, and when you youngens borrow a tool from your mentor, or the old guy in the corner, or even the flash git with the Snap on mansion, who ever. Ask to borrow it, use it, clean it and put it straight back where it came from and tell them. Cos if it dont come back for a day or so, it wont be going back in your hands again.

[@bentew5370]

As always spot on .I started out with all my dad's old tools and took many years to build up on new ones

[@whitestream5233]

Excellent advise about getting good tools. Yes the Snap on stuff is good but bloody expensive. I started out with a second hand box of various tools bought for £8 and a hilka socket set that cost me £12. Then just bought what I needed when I could afford it. My favourite song and means a lot to me is "A travelling soldier" by the Dixie Chicks. Makes me tear up every time I hear it. All the best .

[@richardkirby4669]

Sound advice there mucker. As for the favourite song I don’t think I can choose just one but thin Lizzie whiskey in a jar is definitely up there as it reminds me of my dad who I lost nearly two years ago now. He started at a local Ford dealership when he was 15 and had been a self employed agricultural engineer since probably the mid 80’s and was a real old hand who taught me many a thing. I don’t think he ever bought anything from the snap on man but he did have some old britool stuff from when he was a young lad which taught me that you don’t need the flashy gear to be good at your job. 👍🏻

[@BestUserNameUK]

Sound advice. Some of my best tools are 50yrs old. Makes I have are King Dick, Britool, Gordon, Steadfast, Roebuck, etc. Buy British 'New Old Stock'.. Plenty on ebay. More than likely made from good quality Sheffield steel.

[@rossmarkle1713]

Again I would like to shake your hand. You sir need to be invited into any and all trades schools and high school tech departments and pass this along.i too try do do this whenever I get the chace. Keep up the good work thanks.

[@nevillekinsley5610]

Love your attitude.. Same in all industries lots of people with all the gear and no idea.. Keep it up mate.

[@garyansell515]

Great video again mucker, the only thing I could add to your advise is to mark your tools in some way to stop them being "borrowed" by others and lock you box when not being used. Favourite song - Bridge Over Troubled Waters.

[@purplerunner1715]

Great video, I absolutely agree, very sound and good advice, wish all youngsters out the would watch it. In my like of work tools are also a huge thing and makes mechanic look cheap in compassion. But I would give the very same advice for all getting into my line of work.

[@patrickhathaway6178]

Yesterday - The Beatles - came out while I was a Police Constable in Bermuda- always brings me back to that great time in my life!

[@paulmcmanus8673]

Great video once again I started out buying a toolbox of an old bloke in the village I live in for £100 quid with a selection of britool and Moore and write marking out tools .It had metric and imperial and a britool 1/2 socket set . But now I am concrete plant fitter and I still buy britool and bacho Spanners .

[@railroadman57]

LM great video I agree with you I started over 55+yrs ago working on locomotives 🚂 with my dad using older tools 🛠 and I’m still using them !

[@normangibson9907]

Really enjoyed this video as always but serious common sense for any lads coming up these days especially with the price of tools. I'm a chippy by trade and fell into the"I need the best" trap when I started 35 years ago because the older guys had the better gear . Put me under severe pressure to the point I nearly packed it in so good on ya for putting it across so well to start small and work up over the years. Jobs a goodun mucker 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@masseyman6290]

Mike and the Mechanics, Living Years.

[@johnmccoubrey6042]

Superb video mucker that makes total sense..it should be shown at the start of every apprenticeships course.. 👍

[@user-rw2um8ro2p]

Great video and great information for young people starting out love your honesty

[@patrickhosking613]

Hello mucky, totally agree with you, wise words indeed. I’m in the motor trade and I’ve still got most of my west German kamasa spanner’s and half inch sockets,they’re 40 years old now. Yes some have split and shit themselves and been replaced with other makes,including “rip off” (snap on) and mac. I always say to the lads that I’ve had start with me,buy the best you can afford for now and when they bust replace them with better. That’s how I’ve done it and I don’t walk straight onto the van now if I bust something. I’ve found that some of the lidl, parkside stuff is good, and reasonable too, in fact their 40piece bit set is the same as the mac one,only one quarter of the price. Now the record choice ac/dc THUNDERSTRUCK. LOOOOUUUUDDDD!!!!! Thanks for another cracking vid 👌👍

[@JacoBadenhorst]

When I started 20 years ago I gave myself a "tool allowance" out of each paycheck. And so it started. Saved towards what I needed at the time. Item after item.

[@crownsmythcars3003]

Im 15 and first started buying tools when i was quite young and tinkering with engines, nowadays i have most tools for the job, especially for working on tractors, cars, bikes. you can always add to a tool box, but only buy what you sufficiently need and can afford, even if its halfords tools. Cheers mucker for this handy vid, hope to see some more tractors soon👍

[@shanepersons383]

Great vid Pard and it just plain and simple sums up the life long saying start at the bottom and work your way up!! 🤘👍👍👍

[@LordMuck]

That's it Pard 👍

[@bryanhambling666]

Excellent video mucker we were always told for Ford all you need is a big hammer and a adjustable spanner Favourite song alone again naturally Gilbert O’Sullivan

[@multipower617]

Great advice in this video, I've lots of tools, none expensive, long time ago I decided to buy tools instead of beer, mostly draper Halfords Sealy etc and they are just fine for farm work and a bit of tinkering with a few classic tractors Recently discovered your channel and really enjoy it, particularly your attitude to the negative nancys

[@chrisharris8727]

Favourite Song - that’s really difficult I reckon it has to be “Always look on the bright side of life” from the film “Life of Brian” by Monty Python. It’s so good I want it played at my funeral 😀👍🏻

[@GEOFFKV6080]

Great video and excellent advice. I still use a half inch socket set from argos I got in the 90s. Most stuff I've got now come from machine mart good enough for me does the job

[@mervinhanna3234]

Great video I remember when I started out at 17 at a new Holland dealership I bought a Draper canterlever toolbox and borrowed some tools from my older brother. I agree with you totally I’m 32 now and over the years I have accumulated lots of Snapon tools as I needed them but absolutely nothing wrong with the other brands. Thanks for the video

[@andrewmason2605]

Fantastic advice I say the same things to the apprentices at work and often when I up date my tools will give my old gear to them to get them up and running.

[@LordMuck]

That's very good of you and that's how it used to be done 👍

[@andrewmason2605]

It's hard to find good apprentices so when you find a good one you need to help them.

[@ABH313]

Excellent info 👍 listen to this guy...the money is better when it's in the bank

[@scottfoster2487]

Spot on points Mate. You can get quality tools at a fraction of the cost as you need them and not be in debt. I love store brands with a life time warranty to keepme working with out breaking the bank.Doubles of tools does not hurt. Also when starting out it never hurts to ask folks you know if they have extras to loan you till you can afford your own stuff, heck they may sell you tools on payment cheaper then a truck. Cheaper to go to sales and and the like then the truck,let some one else pay full price and then pick up for way less is my advice to ne wrenchers.

[@davidwilton1775]

Excellent video kurt, I couldn't agree more about buying tools.I bought all my first tools second hand and still use them today,30 years later. You have to crawl before you can walk,when buying most thing's in life,we can't allways have new or the best,but with hard work you can get what you want in life. My favourite song would have to be listen to the music from the doobie brothers.

[@geoffreygill3941]

interesting as always Kurt, never understand the fascination with snap on, personally really like facom stuff, its really well made. fav song? out of the black-royal blood

[@ronniemaccuish1154]

Hey mucker, how’s it going? Awesome video buddy, you nailed it. I was a mechanic all my life, and, yes I made that mistake when I started out in the trade. I bought snap on and went into debt same as most I guess. For a white my monthly contract payment was more than my mortgage payment. Most apprentices start out as a tire buster and an oil change guy. You don’t need a $30K tool set for that. We have a national chain here called Canadian Tire. Their hand tools are every bit as good as snap on. Feels good in your hand and lifetime warranty. And probably 1/5th the price. Anyway, keep banging away on that old iron and we’ll keep watching.

[@LordMuck]

Yep Peg and Jayco use Ukrainian Tyre as well and reckon it's really good, in fact he once did a walk round for me on a video call 😂

[@doctorevil7352]

Fantastic advice Mucker. Song, AC/DC Why do they kick you when your down.

[@orsonwells7997]

Favorite song? Anything off the album Powerage. I used to have quite a few Snap On tools but I have found they attract a lot of unwanted elements in the workplace... like thieves, they just plain attract thieves. Pro tip for those slick handled screwdrivers that you can't get a grip on when your hands are greasy: Let the dog use them as a chew toy for a little bit, never slip in your hand again.

[@ohioplowboyhawk6738]

Will said Started buying tools at the age of 10 So now I pass my old tools down to my son Keep up the great work

[@johnmooney5693]

Great video. I buy bits out of Aldi and Lidl. They do me rightly for what I do be fixing cheap and cheerful

[@wackedable]

Favourite song Steve Earl - copperhead Road

[@alanyoung7655]

Everywhere by fleet wood mac "can ya hear me calling"..... always gets the radio turned up if it comes on..... Great vid as usual.... Live within your means and spend ya hard earned money well is always the way too go👍👍